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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2017-20290 EUVD-2017-19027GHSA-9225-76qg-xfwx

Discourse < 1.9.0.beta13 Reflected XSS via /email/unsubscribed

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Nov 5, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Discourse 1.9.0.beta2 before 1.9.0.beta13 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts through the email parameter of /email/unsubscribed. Attackers can craft GET requests with SVG onload payloads, which unsubscribed.html.erb renders unescaped via html_safe, executing JavaScript in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Discourse Discourse 1.9.0.beta2 – < 1.9.0.beta13 1.9.0.beta13

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